Garment hanger



Patented Oct. 16, 1951 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE GARMENT HANGER Edward G. Von Gunten, Akron, Ohio Application December 8, 1948, Serial N0. 64,199 1 Cum. o1. 223s8) This invention relat es to clothing hangers and particularly it relates to a hanger designed for Women's clothing.

The hanger of this invention is primarily designed for the modern efficiency apartments and the smaller homes, hotels, etc. where closet space is usually very limited. In these places it is desirable to bang a number of garments on a single supporting means and thereby make the most effective use of the available space. It is also necessary to do this when packing trunks ancl the like. Conventional hangers are inadequate for holding a number of garments at the same time.

This hanger is adapted to hold a variety of difierent items of womens clothing at the same time and it will permit the individual removal of any garment of the group hanging thereon without interference from the remaining garments. The preferred hanger will support a womans skirt, slip and upper ovet-garment such as a blouse or jacket. Any one of these may be removed from the hanger without disturbing the other two. The garxnents are freely suspended from the hanger so that they will not be wrinklecl. There are no projections on the hanger that could cause injury to the garments. The device is simple, easily operated, and it is adjustable to accornmodate various sizes. The parts of the hanger are preferably formed from a light-weight meta1 such as aluminum but a suitable plastic also may be used. The hanger is both ornamental and functional.

This hanger generally consists of two arms, one 01 which slides telescopically into the other. The outer arm is formed with inwardly turnecl flanges along its longitudinal edges. These flanges form a channel into which the inner arm is fitted. In a preferred form of the invention a spring is secured to the inside Wall of this channel andit is adapted to press the inner arm against the flanges on which it slides. This spring holds these arms in frictional engagement with each other after they have been extended to a desired position. Suitable means are provided at the outer ends of the arms to hold the clothing and means for hooking the hanger to a hook or closet-rod is attached to the unter arm.

The invention will be more fully described by reference to the accompanying drawings in which-- Figure 1 is a side elevation of the preferred hanger;

Figure 2 is a bottom view of the center portion of the hanger;

Y Figure 3 is a view of the hanger in operative position;

Figure 4 is a detail view of the ends of the arms which are telescopically joined together and shows an alternate form of spring;

Figure 5 is a cross-sectional view of the modification shown in Figure 4 after assembly of the arms; and

Fig. 6 is a view of the right end of the han'ger as shown in Fig. 1.

The cross member o1 this hanger consists of an outer arm I having flanges 2 formed along its longitudinal edges. These fianges 2 are preferably slightly curved and dir ected toward each other 120 form a channel. An inner arm 3, is bowed in cross section, or if a solid the cross section is a segment. It is adapted to be inserted into this channel so that its convex side is in contact with the curved fianges 2.

A flat spring 5 is riveted near the end of the outer arm I on the side of it forming the interior Wall .of the channel. The spring 5 is adapted exert pressure on the inner arm 3 when it is telescopically engaged with arm I. This spring 5 presses the arm 3 against the flanges 2. II; will allow the inner arm 3 to be slid into am]. out of the channel but it is of sufficient strength to hold the inner arm 3 in frictional engagement with the inside surface of the flanges 2 when the arm 3 has been extended to some desired position.

Plates 8 are attached to'one end of each of the telescoping arms I and 3. The plates 8 receive the garments that are to be hung on the hanger and, various portions of the plates 8 are shaped to receive a specific garment.

The portion 9 of plates 8 are adapted to receive the waist-band 0f a skirt III. Bach portion 9 slants outwardly from the body of the hanger and terminates in the rounded knob II. A skirt II] may be placed on the hanger by extending the telescoping arms I and 3 until the portions 9 of both plates 8 are in contact with the inside 0f the weist-band. The knobs II prevent the weist-band from Slipping off the portions 9. As described above, the spring 5 Will lock the arms I and 3 at any position to which they are ad- .Iusted thereby tensioning the weist-band and holding the skirt thereon.

Notches I2 are provided on the upper, inward edges of the plates 8 to receive the shoulder straps of a slip I3. A Slip I3 is hung on this hanger in the manner shown in Figure 4, the body of the Slip I3 being on the outside of the skirt III.

The upper edges I5 of p1ates 8 are curved to receive the inner sides of the shoulder portions cf a blouse or jacket I6 which is hung thereon in the manner shown in Figure 4.

Any of these garments may be easily removed without disturbing the others. F01 example if it is necessa1y to remove the skirt III only, the arm 3 is retracted into the arm I, until che tension on the waist-band is relieved. The skirt II) will thefx d1"op mit frin unde"r' the"jalket I6. The Slip I3 'or the jateket I man? be rem0ved without changing the relative positions cf the arms.

A suitable hooking meang I8 to engage the hanger with a closet-rod is secured to theo1itkar arm I in a manner that will not iritierfere With I9 under the head of the bircl being for'medfi'o fit over a supporting rdd on which the hanger will be hung. The heok I8 and the portion I9 of it are positioned at points necessary to give thp;hanger proper balance.

The -plates -8 may beof any suitable shape to accommodate the garments which will be-hung thereon.

Any means f0r frictionally engaging the arm may be employed. Figures 5 and 6 show a, modified structure in which a wire spring is used for this purpose. The spring is fastened to the unter arm 2I. The inner arm 22 is curved in cross section and provided with a groove 23 in which -the spring is guided.

The various members of the hanger may be inexpensively stamped or extruded from metal or they may be molded from a suitable plastic. They are preferably riveted together if of metal.

What I claim is:

A hanger for supporting a plurality 01 garments at the Same time comprising an unter and an inner arm the inner arm being telescopically slidable wi th respect to the quter arm and two ubstafitially fiat blates"staxd 'to th'e ou'ter ends ha.ving a 1ower portion s1anting downwardly and o11twardly receive the waist-band cf a skirt when the arms have been sufliciently extended,

an edge curving upwardly and inwardly above -the arm to rebeive the interior side of the shoulder sectio n of an upper outer-garment, and a notch 011 the upper edge I;o receive a strap of a sli"p.

EDWARD G. VON GUNTEN.

REFERENCES ITED The following references are f rcbid ihishe fil'e 0f'this patent:

'UNITED STA'IES PATENTS Nuni ber Name Date 1.329,87? Barclay Feb. 3, 1920 2256686 Penning Sept. 23, 1941 2381 629 Wahl Aug. 7, 1945 24 16,312 Usina 1 Aug. 3, 1948 

